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3課 受身・使役・使役受身
Passive / commanded / dictated — to be, to be, to be caught, to be allowed
3課

客観受身(Nは/が〜られる)

接続:N(物・事)は/が V受身形(動作主は言わない)
Objective passive — subject is thing, event; do not mention who did it. Used in news, announcements, writing.
注意 / Note:This is the most common passive form in writing and reading N4. The doer is not important and should be omitted.
比較 / Compare:直接受身(subject is person, there is に)/客観受身(subject is thing, there is no に).
よく出る形 / Common form:Nは(年)に 建てられた/作られた/行われる/使われている。
このお寺は400年前に建てられました。
This temple was built 400 years ago.
会議は来週の月曜日に行われます。
The meeting will be held next Monday.
日本語は世界中で勉強されています。
Japanese is being studied all over the world.

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